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C. RBINHARDT 8v; H. LEBHBRZ.

HAIR GLIPPER.

No. 339,811. Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

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CHARLES REINHARDT AND HEINRICH LEBHERZ, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

HAIR-CLIPPER.

SPECIFICATON forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 339,811, dated'ApIl 13, 1886.

Applicalion filed August 6,1885. Serial No. 173,7!6. iMndel.)

To /LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES REINHARDT and HEINRICH LEBHERZ, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Clippers, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in hair-clippers of that class which are used for clipping the hair close to the scalp or skin, the object of this invention being to adapt the handles of the hair-clipper to different sizes of hands, and supporting the comb-plate at different distances from the scalp, so as to cut the hair either close to the skin or at different lengths.

The invention consists in the construct-ion and combination of parts and details, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a plan of our improved hair-clipper for barbers use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a top view with the cap plate removed; Fig. 4, a vertical longitudinal section on line x sc, Fig. l; Fig. 5, a top View of a modilied form of the operating mechanism; Fig. 6, a vertical transverse section on line yy, Fig. 8; Fig. 7, a verticallongitudinal section on line z e, Fig. 2; and Figs. 8 and 9 are sections showing a modified form of attachment of the auxiliary comb-plate to the comb-plate.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents the stationary comb -pl-ate, B the reciprocating cutter-plate, C the stationary handle, D the oscillating handle, E the cap-plate, and F the auxiliary `comb-plate, of our improved hair-clipper to be used by barbers for cutting the hair close to -the scalp. The cutter-plate B, like the combplate A, is provided with a series of teeth, as customary in hair-clippers of this class. The comb-plate A is provided at its upper side with a longitudinal slot, a, into which is placed a detachable tongue, b, the ends of which are bent so as to engage the combplate and be prevented from shifting in the groove a. The cutter-plate B is fitted by a under side onto the tongue I), and retained on the comb-plate by means of the cap-plate E, which is attached to the comb-plate by a threaded post, d, nut d', and spring-washer di, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. The comb-plate A and cutter-plate B are hollowed out at their adjoining sides, so as to reduce the friction between the same. A handle, C, is attached by screws e e to the comb-plate and retained in stationary position thereon by the said screws A. Screw f retains the collar f of the oscillating lever D, and engages a threaded socket, f, of the lixed handle, C, which socket forms the fulcrum on which the lever D is oscillated by the alternating action ofthe hand on handles C D, and the action of a strong spiral spring, g, that is placed around the socket f2 and attached at one end to the handle D and at the other end to a recess, g, of the rear flange or rim, g2, of the stationary handle C, as shown in Fig. 5.

The collarf at the end of the oscillating lever D is provided with an arm,f3, having a toothed segment, f, which segment meshes with a rack, f5, at the rear edge of the cutterplate B, so as to reciprocate the latter by the motion of the oscillating handle D.

rlhe motion or stroke of the cutter-plate B is regulated by a suitable stop device, which engages the rear edge of the cutter-plate B, and which is made in the form of a toothed segment, h', that is pivoted to one of the guidestuds e of the xed handle C, and arranged to mesh with the rack f5 of the cutter-plate, said segment abutting against stops h of the combplate, so as to stop thereby the cutter plate when it arrives at either end of its stroke.

In place of the oscillating segment h', the stationary handle C may be provided with a Xed lug, i, that projects into a recess, fi, of the cutter-plate B, as shown in Fig. 5; or any other stop device may be used, as we do not desire to contine ourselves to any special construction ofthe same. A

The handles C and D are provided with the usual rests-for the thumb and fingers for operating the clipper.

Vhen it is desired to set the oscillating handle D to a greater or smaller angle toward the stationary handles, the cap-plateSis removed corresponding longitudinal groove, a', at its by unscrewing the nut d from the postal, after which the cutter-plate B can be lifted and moved to one side or the other of the segment f, whereby the oscillating lever D is set farther away from or closer to the stationary lever C. This forms an important feature in our improved hair-clipper, as it can thereby be readily adjusted to hands of larger and smaller size.

To the under side ofthe comb-plate A is applied an auxiliary detachable comb-plate, F, which is made of rubber or other suitable material, and attached to the combplate A by hollow spring-studs Z', which are screwed into the body of the combplate and sprung into socket-holes l2 ofthe auxiliary combplate, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

Several auxiliary comb-plates of different thicknesses are furnished with the hair-clipper and readily attached to or detached from the comb-plate, whereby it is possible to cut the hair in an even manner, either close to the skin or at any length from the same, while when a close cut is required the auxiliary plate is entirely removed and the clipper used Without the same.

We are aware that hair-clippers having an auxiliary combplate that is removably secured to the stationary comb-plate, to increase Ythe thickness of the stationary comb-plate of Vsuch hair-clipper, has been used heretofore, and we do not claim this broadly.

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a comb-plate having a longitudinal groove, a cutter-plate having also a longitudinal groove at the under side, an intermediate guidetongue bent at both Y ends, a stationary handle attached to the combplate,lan oscillating handle fulcrumed to the stationary handle and adapted to reciprocate the cuttenplate, and a cap-plate attached to the comb-plate, substantially as set forth.

2..'Ihe combination of -a stationary comb plate having a longitudinal groove, a cutter- 35 comb-plate, an oscillating handle fulcrumedto' 4o l a socket of the stationary handleand provided With a toothed segment meshing with a rack at the rear edge of the cutter plate, a capplate, and a screw-bolt and nut for attaching the cap-plate to the combplate, substantially 45 as set forth. f Y

3. The combination of a stationarycombplate, a reciprocating cutter-plate having Va rack at the rear edge, a stationary handle-at tached to the comb-plate and provided with a. screw-socket, an oscillating handle pivoted to said socket, a screw for retaining the oscillaty ing handle, a spiral spring acting upon said oscillating handle, an arm extending from the oscillating, handle and having a toothed seg- 55 ment meshing with the rack of the cutter-plate, and a' cap-plate attached by a screw-post and nut to the com b-plate, substantially asset forth.

4. In a hair-clipper, the combination of the stationary comb plate having socket holes with an auxiliary removable comb-plate hav ing split spring clasps or studs for attaching it to the under side of the stationary combplate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signed our names in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES REINHARDT. HEINRICH LEBHERZ.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, CARL Klim. 

